Category: 2017 – Reviews

NF is back, not that he was ever gone. Perception is NF’s third full length LP, each released in subsequent years. In 2015, Mansion put NF on the scene displaying his honest lyricism and affinity for good beats. In 2016, NF offered raw emotion and relatability on Therapy Session with more concise lyrics and dynamic beats. In 2017,…

Cameron released You’re Not As ____ As You Think with Sorority Noise this year and it is easily one of my favorite of the year. Cameron is back at again with his new side project Small Circle and is still killing it. You’re Not As ____ As You Think is dark and heavy. Cyclical is light and bright. Yes, those are…

I feel like it’s the same old story with John Mark. I’d like to think I’ve changed, but progress takes a lot longer than we wish it would. I was LATE when it came to Borderland, John Mark’s most recent project until Mercury & Lightning was released this September. I mean I started liking Borderland over a year after…

First single, “eh, I kinda like this. But it’s not Peripheral Vision.” Second singe, “eh, I kinda like this. But it’s not Peripheral Vision.” I’m sure you can guess what I thought after the third single was released. And could you blame me? Peripheral Vision is my favorite album of all time. Yes, I will repeat…

Andrew Belle’s music has a very unique, cool swag to it. I know cool is mad overused, but I can’t think of a better word. The main difference between Black Bear and Belle’s third LP Dive Deep is the attitude. Black Bear was a search for light in the darkness. Dive Deep is the invitation to dive into the light…

Ever heard of Wovenwar? Basically after As I Lay Dying disbanded the dudes created a new band called Wovenwar and added Shane from Oh, Sleeper to do essentially only clean vocals for a new metal project. Hundred Suns is kinda like that but not really. Chris LeMasters from Dead and Divine, Ryan Leger from Every Time I Die,…

2009 was a great year for metal music. I think a better way of saying that is I really liked metal music in the early stages of high-school. There are bands I still like from that time of my life that are still bands today like August Burns Red, Norma Jean, and Underoath. And there…

Let’s just say this album is undoubtedly my album of the year so far and it’s not even close. A Black Mile To The Surface is tamed, dense, and heartfelt. Andy Hull seems to have created a cinematic-like masterpiece with this new record. And for me, a somewhat recent fan of Manchester Orchestra (really began…

I kinda had very similar feelings about Pinegrove’s Cardinal when it came out last year. Let me rehash. Pinegrove released a short record full length—8 songs—and I am usually hesitant with less-than-ten-track-records. It was the first music I ever heard from Pinegrove. And though there were many things that just didn’t click about the record for…

Again, let me be quick. Anything David Bazan has his hands on, I’m listening to. And that is the beauty of Lo Tom’s self-titled debut. Bazan is on lead vocals, and the band is playing rock songs again. You can tell by the way this project has been talked about that this first record was…

First Jay Som, now Japanese Breakfast. Genres are weird, but these two bands kinda go together. They are female led, a bit of alternative, a bit of indie pop, a bit of a lot of stuff. And though Japanese Breakfast’s new record Soft Sounds From Another Planet isn’t quite as well-structured and melodic as Jay Som’s Everybody Works,…

I am just going to be as straight forward as I can in the midst of my tendencies to be long winded, especially explaining something that can be considered controversial. On Pure Comedy (which may contain explicit language)…Father John Misty says a lot of things I don’t agree with. Also, Father Johny Misty says a…